Stephen Kelly
Senior Associate of Government Affairs
Stephen Kelly is a Senior Associate of Government Affairs at the Commonwealth Foundation.
Stephen is an Adams County native. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2022 with a BA in Political Science and a minor in Economics.
After graduating, Stephen returned home to Pennsylvania. Before joining the Commonwealth Foundation, he was a Polling Assistant for the 2022 Midterm Elections at Cygnal, a polling and survey research firm serving center-right and conservative campaigns, political action committees, and independent expenditures.
Outside of work and following politics, Stephen enjoys learning about history, playing rugby, and rooting for all the Philadelphia sports teams.
To fix districts’ finances, address pensions, choice
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Clear gains from wide school investments
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Anatomy of a GOP Disaster: Losing Pennsylvania
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Great Communicators: Pension Reform
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Lies from PSEA Leadership
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Pa. GOP Wants To Decriminalize Out-Of-State Liquor Sales
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Governor Corbett announces “Healthy PA” to provide health insurance to poorer residents
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Study gives Pennsylvania barely passing marks in economic performance and job growth
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Government approves compromise on Corbett’s alternative Medicaid plan
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Pennsylvania Deserves Flexibility in Medicaid Reform
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FORMER INDIANA SUPERINTENDENT JOINS SCHOOL FUNDING EFFORT
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Misconceptions cloud Pa. school funding debate
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Commonwealth Foundation: Pa. voters lowball education funding
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Poll finds support for more money for public schools despite underestimating what is already spent
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Audio: 73% of PA Voters Underestimate School Spending
Yesterday, we released a new poll showing just how confused voters are about state education spending levels and the results that money is buying. When 54% of voters say…
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Falling Through the Cracks in Obamacare
Mark Ferkler is a Delaware County resident in his mid-thirties. He’s healthy, gainfully employed and now, thanks to Obamacare, is newly uninsured. Yes, you read that right — uninsured. Despite…
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